Every actor in New York City knows the name Bernard Telsey; he’s the renowned casting director behind Telsey + Company. One of the biggest casting companies in NYC, Telsey + Company has been behind such recent Broadway hits as “Kinky Boots,” “Newsies,” and “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark.”

The film indicts AMPAS for two crimes: singling out casting directors as the only title-card credited craftspeople denied their own Oscar category and refusing to bestow an honorary Oscar on Marion Dougherty, the pioneering casting director who helped launch countless careers.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Wednesday that its Board of Governors had approved the creation of a new branch for casting directors. The move has long been viewed as a crucial step toward a greater goal—the creation of an Academy Award category for casting.